Re: How do I know if my package is 'arch-all' or 'arch-any'?
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:38:11PM +0200, anatoly techtonik wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:01 PM, W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> wrote:
> > Quoting "anatoly techtonik" <techtonik@gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> python-support README [1] contains different instructions for
> >> 'arch-all' and 'arch-any' packaged. How do I know which one is mine?
> >
> > all: Package works on all architectures without (re-) compilation,
> > e.g. a program written in Python
> >
> > any: Package needs e.g. compilation, but will work on any
> > architecture, e.g. a library for Python, but written in C
>
> Thanks! How about updating python-support README with these comments?
> Something makes me think that most Python people who are the primary
> readers of this text don't really know what is "arch-all" or
> "arch-any".
People who are creating/maintaining packages should start by reading the
general packaging documentation, which explains these.
> > HTH!
> >
> > PS: debian-mentors is probably the best list for questions, that
> > are not directly related to Python.
>
> You can't say it is not related to Python! And subscribing to yet
> another mailing list is painful unless it is a Google Group.
With all due respect, these are basic packaging terms that are not
Python specific at all.
regards,
iustin
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